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Best-of Edition: Peter Kolchinsky & John LaMattina on the IRA

In this “Best of” edition, host Duane Schulthess revisits two landmark conversations on the long-term impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on the biopharmaceutical industry. First, Peter Kolchinsky (Managing Partner, RA Capital Management; Steering Committee Member, No Patient Left Behind), explains why nine-year negotiation timelines for small molecules undermine early-stage R&D and how extending biologics to 13 years still falls short of the “social contract” Congress originally intended. Then, John LaMattina (former President of Pfizer Global R&D; Senior…

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